Multiple Plant Services, Inc. Holds the following certifications as earned and granted by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC): QP1, QP2 and QP3.
This is a rare combination of field and shop certifications. M.P.S. is capable of upholding rigid standards in both the shop and the field as well as the safe handling of hazardous paint (lead) removal.
General Program Information
The SSPC certification programs offer facility owners the advantage of knowing that the industrial painting contractor who is working on their project has the experience, knowledge and equipment to produce quality work in accordance with the local, state and federal guidelines for safety, health and environmental compliance.
Painting Contractor Certification Programs (PCCP)
The SSPC Painting Contractor Certification Programs are based on consensus standards developed by a diverse committee of industry professionals. It is a nationally recognized independent contractor evaluation program, as well as a pre-qualification tool developed by SSPC for facility owners and others who hire industrial painting contractors.
Each program reviews the industrial painting contractor's primary ability to provide quality work in accordance with applicable safety, health and environmental compliance standards. The program is divided into the following categories:
QP 1 evaluates contractors who perform surface preparation and industrial coating application on steel structures in the field.
QP 2 is a supplement to QP 1 that evaluates the contractor's ability to perform industrial hazardous paint removal in a field operation. Two QP 2 categories are available based on the type of equipment and containment
- Category A - Negative Air Containment
- Category B - No Negative Air Containment
QP 3 evaluates a contracting company's ability to perform surface preparation and protective coating application in a fixed shop facility. SSPC issues three categories of shop certification:
- Enclosed Shop
- Covered Shop
- Open Shop
Disciplinary Action Criteria (DAC)
The Disciplinary Action Criteria was released in January 1998, and is the consensus document that establishes criteria to discipline SSPC certified contractors who violate safety, quality, environmental, and ethical practice standards of performance as is outlined in SSPC's contractor certification programs (QP 1, QP 2 and QP 3).
Once certified, each contractor must work within the rules and standards outlined in the program. If the standards are not met, the contractor is subject to the DAC's penalties: warning, probation, suspension, or revocation.
For more information: http://www.sspc.org/certification/
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